Women, feminism, and geek culture

Come up and linkspam me some time (17 Sep 2013)

There’s No Excuse for Misogyny in Space: “if you are creating original characters in 2013 for an original film set in the future you have absolutely no excuse for misogyny.” Particularly refers to Riddick.

Why I’m Never Going Back to Penny Arcade Expo: [Trigger warning for sexual assault, particularly in the comments] “Being an adult is about recognizing that the right to say something doesn’t make it okay to say. It’s about recognizing that you are not the only person with feelings and opinions. It’s about understanding power differentials and the difference between criticism and bullying, and learning to examine and be accountable for your own actions and their consequences. It’s about caring more about not harming other people than about whether their subsequent upset inconveniences you. It’s about being decent as well as being right.”

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